Hello Hive! Our next meeting will bee about making splits, utilizing Nucs and double screen boards. Our speaker will be Jessie Robinson. Jesse Robinson has been a part of Blue Ridge Honey Company as a commercial beekeeper for almost 8 years. His...
Read moreHappy 2024! We hope you had a SWEET New Year! Our bees are busy staying warm inside their hives…and so are we–burrrr it’s cold outside! With the turn of the calendar we are reminded it’s time to collect 2024 dues. Please...
Read moreCome, join us for our annual Christmas party and cookie exchange. Bring a dozen (or two) homemade cookies to share and take home with you. The kitchen is serving up a holiday feast, so come early to dine with us at the dining hall at 6 PM.($10)...
Read moreNovember is election time, right?! Well, we need to do our part and vote for our 2024 club officers. Come and cast your vote! Please note: This meeting is being help one week earlier than normal to accommodate the college’s holiday...
Read moreFind out what you need to do to get your bees ready for winter at our meeting this month…yep, we need to do that starting now! Also, bring your 2024 officer nominations to this meeting. We will be voting next month, so nominate your fellow...
Read moreIt’s our annual BLACK JAR HONEY CONTEST time! And…to make it even better, Holli Kircher will delight us with a demonstration on how to make beeswax luminaries–just in time for your holiday gift giving. It’s going to be a...
Read moreThis month Dr. Keith S. Delaplane will be speaking to our club on the topic of “Prospects for inherited immunity in combating honey bee diseases”. New beekeepers, existing beekeepers, and the community interested in learning more about beekeeping...
Read moreThis month we are doing something a bit different…UGA Apicultural Research Professional and Honey Bee Lab Manager, Jennifer Berry and her husband, Mark Davis, have agreed to open the doors of their new whiskey distillery to our club...
Read moreJoin us to hear Bob Binnie present an informative talk about honey! Bob is a commercial beekeeper and honey packer located in the southern Appalachian Mountains of northeast Georgia and for over thirty years has been doing business under the name...
Read moreOur bees need to eat…even during the summer dearth! Find out how to help them find some summer nectar when the major nectar flow has stopped. Jimmy Gatt is a Journeyman Beekeeper and President of the Metro Atlanta Beekeepers Association. He...
Read moreJoin us to hear Dr. Lewis Bartlett speak to our club about the recently approved honey bee vaccine. Dr. Lewis Bartlett is a faculty assistant research scientist at the University of Georgia between the departments of Entomology and Ecology. He...
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